Sugar beet is grown in Ireland.
Sugar
Most sugar comes from sugar cane, a tropical plant grown in southern US states and around the Caribbean but it can also come from beet (much of the sugar in the US is actually beet sugar). Sugar is also present in many fruits and vegies, not to mention sugar maples, honey and sorgham.
Yes. in Europe sugar is produced by growing sugar beet rather than sugar cane. In 2005 the European Union produced about 20 million tonnes of sugar.
F. P. Polupanov has written: 'Mechanization of the cultivation and harvesting of sugar beet' -- subject(s): Harvesting, Beet sugar, Beets, Sugar beet industry, Sugar beet, Beet sugar industry
In 1744, a German chemist discovered that sugar from sugar beets was the same as sugar from sugar cane. About 50 years later, another German chemist developed a method for extracting sugar from the beets.
I think you refer to 'sugar beet' it is not any type of cane. It is a root crop with a tap root similar to beetroot. It is grown in cooler climates for sugar production.
beet-as in sugar beet
Sugar doesn't come from a seed. The sugar cane and the sugar beet are the two best known plants to make sugar. These plants like all plants are grown from seeds, but as stated above sugar does not come from a seed.
Examples: corn, wheat, barley, oats, rye, potatoes, sugar beet, sunflower, canola etc.
Archibald Bridges has written: 'British sugar beet' 'Sugar beet in France, Belgium, Holland and Germany' -- subject(s): Beets and beet sugar
Sugar beets can be turned into dried beet pulp